Chair. This will include health, HIV, access to essential medicines. The format will include introductory remarks from the chair, as well as 7 minutes presentations from each panellist. Mr. Gilberto Gerra, UNODC. Introductory statement. First question to launch the debate – is it really accepted that young people, people affected by drug use disorder, people …
Harm Reduction International (HRI)
10 by 20: HRI calls on governments to redirect 10% of resources from war on drugs to harm reduction
This morning at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Harm Reduction International is launching its 10 by 20 campaign, calling on governments to redirect 10% of the resources they spend in the war on drugs to harm reduction. Harm reduction interventions such as needle and syringe exchange and opioid substitution therapy are low …
Harm Reduction International
I represent Harm Reduction International but am speaking on behalf of harm reduction organisations from around the world. In recent months we have been discussing what outcomes we want to see from the UNGASS on Drugs in 2016. We have condensed these into two main calls: First, the time has come for harm reduction to receive …
CND Plenary Day 3 – International Harm Reduction Association
Thank you Mr/Madam Chair I represent Harm Reduction International but am speaking on behalf of harm reduction organisations from around the world. In recent months we have been discussing what outcomes we want to see from the UNGASS on Drugs in 2016. We have condensed these into two main calls: First, the time has come …
Side event – Protecting Youth with Drug Policy: Criminalization Has Failed
Damon Barrett – HRI Convention of the Rights of the Child actually refers to drugs. Criminalizing children for anything, as you would an adult, isn’t appropriate. Is criminalization an appropriate legislative response to protecting children from drugs? What do we use to measure if criminalization has benefited children? Four main questions we must consider: 1. …
Side event – Harm Reduction in Prisons
Jose Manuel Arroyo— in late 90s in Spain HIV rate around 60% in the community of IDUs. Number in prisons 50%. Infection rate among inmates in Spain about 30%. Highest HIV and mild HCV rates the highest in Europe. Remarkable challenge faced was to implement efficient and advanced measures for prevention and harm reduction. Spain …